Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund is a 20 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.47% since inception. Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 6.23% 12.69% 12.83% 12.69% 14.47%

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹218.7279-1.03% 1 day change	14.47% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,477 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹218.7279 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹1,477 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit Load for units in excess of 25% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 Days.!
Lock-in Period	3 Years
Age	20 yrs 9 m since May 02, 2005
Benchmark	NIFTY 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Expense ratio	2.26% as on Feb 02, 2026
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Very High
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Asset allocationas on Dec 31, 2025

Large Cap 66.93%

Mid Cap 10.52%

Small Cap 20.85%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd.8.19%

Reliance Industries Ltd.6.29%

ICICI Bank Ltd.4.81%

Axis Bank Ltd.4.47%

Top sectors

Financial 25.23%

Energy 16.31%

Technology 9.299999999999999%

Consumer Staples 8.86%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 1.589967%

Cash/Net Current Assets 0.107817%

Other Holdings

Others 1.59%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund	-4.62%	-0.77%	6.23%	12.69%	12.83%	12.69%
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	-4.03%	1.2%	7.03%	22.96%	19.07%	15.9%
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	-3.92%	1.12%	9.5%	20.39%	19.23%	15.65%
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	-4.08%	-2.6%	2.31%	14.99%	16.37%	11.86%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	-3.89%	2.46%	9.72%	19.42%	17.14%	16.87%
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	-4.69%	-1.98%	3.8%	17.3%	15.72%	13.93%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund	11.3	0.85	0.62	0.92
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.9	0.96	1.24	1.95
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	10.97	0.83	1.24	2.04
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	9.45	0.69	0.95	1.49
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.91	0.97	1.0	1.81
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.32	0.94	0.91	1.34

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund	N.A.	1,477 Cr	20 yrs 9 m	2.26%
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	32,609 Cr	18 yrs 8 m	1.57%
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	17,163 Cr	30 yrs 1 m	1.7%
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	5,915 Cr	6 yrs 6 m	1.72%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	17,609 Cr	19 yrs 2 m	1.64%
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	6,693 Cr	26 yrs 9 m	1.83%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	-1.48 vs. 6.46 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.62 vs. 5.08 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.85 vs. 0.97 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	11.3 vs. 12.69 More stable returns

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About this fund

About Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund

Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund is a ELSS mutual fund scheme from Sundaram Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 20 yrs 9 m, having been launched on 02/05/2005. Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has ₹1,477 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/12/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund as of 02/02/2026 is ₹218.73. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.26%, which is higher than what most other Elss funds charge.

Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund returns of last 1-year are 6.02%. Since launch, it has delivered 15.51% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 6 yrs.
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is lower than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is below average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Energy, Technology, Consumer Staples, Materials sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Energy sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in HDFC Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Axis Bank Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd..

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Fund AUM	1,477 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Rohit Seksaria

Mr. Seksaria is CS, CA & has done MBA from IIM Ahmedabad Prior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund he has worked with Progress Capital/Asia Capital & Advisor Pte Ltd., Matchpoint Investment Management and Progress Capital Pte Ltd.

Investment objective

The scheme is aimed at generating long-term capital appreciation. Equity investments would account for at least 80 per cent of the corpus, while it can go up to 100 per cent. Exposure to Corporate and PSU bonds and Money market instruments can go up to 20 per cent of the corpus.

Sundaram Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	31 view all schemes
Total AUM	76,570 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Address	Sundaram Towers No. 46,,1st& 2nd Floor, Whites Road, Royapettah Chennai, 600014
Phone	1860-425-7237

More funds from Sundaram Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
Sundaram Small Cap Fund	N.A.	3,401 Cr	3.41%	20.72%
Sundaram Infrastructure Advantage Fund	N.A.	947 Cr	11.75%	20.13%
Sundaram Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	13,293 Cr	9.81%	20.08%
Sundaram Services Fund	N.A.	4,809 Cr	7.97%	17.61%
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund	N.A.	2,908 Cr	6.59%	15.41%
Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund	N.A.	1,661 Cr	17.13%	14.74%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund plan is approximately ₹218.7279 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund is a 20 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.47% since inception.

Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
6.23%	12.69%	12.83%	12.69%	14.47%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has an expense ratio of 2.26%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 1,477 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
HDFC Bank Ltd.	8.19%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	6.29%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	4.81%
Axis Bank Ltd.	4.47%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	4.42%
Infosys Ltd.	4.38%
State Bank of India	3.96%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	3.82%
ITC Ltd.	3.3%
Force Motors Ltd.	2.75%

What are the top sectors Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has invested in?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	25.23%
Energy	16.31%
Technology	9.299999999999999%
Consumer Staples	8.86%
Materials	6.299999999999999%
Automobile	6.18%
Healthcare	5.89%
Capital Goods	4.680000000000001%
Communication	4.42%
Services	3.87%

What is risk level of Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund?

This is a Elss fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

Yes, this fund comes with a mandatory lock-in period of 3 years.

How can I redeem my investments in Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in ELSS

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst ELSS funds in the last 2 Years.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Chance: This fund has generated only 9.22% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit Load for units in excess of 25% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 Days.